Sanitary soda-cup.



D. F. CURTIN.

SANITARY SODA CUP- APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7. 1913.

1 1 39,0 1 8. Patented May 11, 1915.

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To all whom it mag concern Be it known that I, DAvm F. CUR'riN, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the countyof Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and usefulImprovementin Sanitary Soda-(Pups, of which the following is aspecificatlon.

My invention is an improvement in. Sallitary soda cups, and has for itsobject to provide a cup of the character specified, for;

carded after one using.

In the drawings :Figure 1 .is a perspective view of the cup and holder,Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the cup and holder, Fig. .3 is abottom plan view of the holder, and Fig. 4 isa perspectiveview of thecup.

In the present embodiment of the invention, the holder, which may be ofmetal of any suitable character or of any other desired material,comprises a cup consisting of a cylindrical body 1, a flaring top 2, anda flaring ornamented base. 3. A handle 4 is also provided in connectionwith the cup, the said handle being connected to the cup body orintegral therewith,'as may be desired. A frusto-com'cal support 5 isar-\ instrumentwvithout any possibility of breakranged within the cup,and-a plate 6 is arranged transversely of the body, near the junction ofthe base therewith for supporting the lower end of the support.

The plate 6 is connected at its ends with the body of the cup, and atits center the plate is provided with an opening 7. through which thelower end of the support 5 extends, and the support may be connectedwith the plate if desired.

The upper end of the support 5 fits against the inner face of the body 1at its junction with the flaring portion 2 and the inner surface of theflaring portion and the support 5 are continuous.

The cup proper is composed of paper or the like, preferably impregnatedwith parafiin. The sheet from which the cup is rolled to form a conicalreceptacle 8, is of such size that it will fit within the support 5 andthe flaring upper end of the cup and will extend above the upper edge ofthe said flaring portion 2.

The lower end of the peak of the cup Specification of Letters Eatent.

' extends through the open small end of the support '5, and the cup andthe support are so arranged that the said peak Wlll be above the surfaceupon which the base 3 of theholder rests.

.ln use, the cups 8-are placed in the holders as shown in Fig. 2, withthe apex or'peak of the .cup extending through the open lower end of thesupport. After the cup has been used it may be.- removed easily merelybypressing upward on the peak or apex of the cup, or when the holder isreversed, such pressure is downward. But slight pressure is required toforce the cupfree from theholder, and it may be dropped'into areceptacle without requiring the dispenser to touch the upper edge ofthe cup which has been touched by the drinker of the beverage. In-addition the, open lower end of the. holder permits the cup to fitsmoothly and tightly in the holder,-to make a perfect contact betweenthe Walls of the cup and the holder, thus preventing any breaking of thepaper from which the cup proper is formed, by a spoon or the like usedto stir the mixture or to assist in disposing of the contents of the(511197 p It will be evident that on account of the contact of the cupwith the holderthroughout that portion of the cup which contains thebeverage, the contents of the cup may be stirred or mixed with a spoonor other age or injury to the wall of the cup.

The opening at the lower end of the support has another function, inthat it permits the free passage of water through the holder whencleansing the same. It will be noted also that the bottom of the holderproper is open, so that in the washing of the holder, the Water may haveaccess to each and everypart of the holder.

The cup is so arranged with respect to the holder that the upper edgethereof extends far enough above the upper edge of the holder to preventany engagement between the lips of the drinker and the cup proper. Theentire contact is withthe material of the cup, that is the paper, whichis afterward destroyed. It will be understood that the holder may be ofany desired material and may be of various shapes, and variouslyornamented in accordance with the wishes of the parties purchasing thesame. The essential feature is the conical or frustoconical support forPatented May 11, 1,915. A ncmon mee November 7, 1913. Serial No.799,705.

' opening at its apex to permit the apex of material.

the cup proper, the said support havingthe the cup proper to opening.

The cup 8 may be of paper or any pass through the said being understoodthat the holder is of rigid I claim o v 1. A device of the characterspecified, comprising a cup consisting of a substantially cylindricalbody having an" annularly enlarged base and provided with a handle, theupper end of the cup flaring above the handle, a plate arrangedtransversely of the body near the junction of the base'thei'e with, saidplate having an opening at the axis of the body, and afrusto-conicalsupport having its small end seated in the opening of theplate and having its large end engaging the internal surface" of'thebody a at the commencement of the flaring portion,

the inner surface. of the support being con tinuous with the innersurface of the flaring portion of the cup, the small end of the supportbeing open and supported at a height such that the apex of a conicalreceptacle in the-support will be above the lower plane of the :base. iI g 2. A device of I the f characterspecified,

Y a comprising a. cup, consisting of a substanother desired material asmay also the holder, it

tially cylindrical body having a base and provided with a handle, theupperendof thecup flaring above the handle, a plate arrangedtransversely of the body near the junction of the base therewith, said,plate having. an opening at 'theiaxis 'ofthe cup, and'a frusto-conicalsupport having its smallend seated-"in the opening of the plate andhaving its large end engaging the internal surfaceof the body at thecommencement of the flaring portion, the inner surface of the supportbeing approximately continuous "withthe vinner surface of the flaringportion' of the c'up, the small endof the support being open and beingspaced above'the lower plane of the base to bring the apex of a conicalreceptacle in the support above the said planes 1 DAVID F. CURTIN.

